Wow... that's actually way cool. To tell the truth, this Mu Uno really does it for me, could very well be my next bike. Just for the fun of it, I set up a c-dale mtn bike I had with 20" wheels off a kids bike just to see if it would work with 20 wheels. Because it was a kids bike, it had a coaster brake. That thing was serious fun. Add a fold? Yeah, I'm completely sold on the idea. Extra bonus goodness when considering a switch to fixed gear...

??? By which you mean, just like every other Dahon, Downtube, and low-end folder on the market?

faffer

01-24-09 03:24 PM

Thorusa.com has prices for the 2009s.

mconlonx

01-24-09 03:43 PM

Mu Uno: $579

Hm.

Well... the Boardwalk S1 seems like a bargain at $269. Hey, wait, when I click on the 2009 bikes, the 2008 list comes up. And Dahon isn't listing the Boardwalk for 09.

brakemeister

01-25-09 05:44 PM

I will have complete listings closer to the time when the 09 actually becomes available .. no sense of advertising somthing which isnt available ...

Thor

edwong3

01-25-09 05:52 PM

Another poster indicated that the Boardwalk hasn't been on Dahon's website for several years now. About the MU UNO's MSRP, that seems a little high, but then again, prices for Dahons have been climbing every year.

Edward

Quote:

Originally Posted by mconlonx
(Post 8240462)

Mu Uno: $579

Hm.

Well... the Boardwalk S1 seems like a bargain at $269. Hey, wait, when I click on the 2009 bikes, the 2008 list comes up. And Dahon isn't listing the Boardwalk for 09.

bettybl

01-25-09 06:38 PM

Woah, had no idea the Uno was that expensive. When I was considering bikes, I loved how Uno looked and because it was single speed, I thought it would be cheaper too. But I took it out of my choices because of the back pedal breaks (I can't deal with that).

brakemeister

01-25-09 08:26 PM

I agree its expensive ..... how else you want to brake than to backpedal ??? I know some of us old slow farths almost never need brakes ..... but the majority does here and than ....

putting the foot down on the street and drag doesnt work so well .....

thor

datako

01-26-09 04:49 AM

The Uno isn't expensive for what it is. I'll be buying one. Nice, light, and simple.

LittlePixel

01-26-09 05:17 AM

It's a shame they didn't leave off all the cable routing stuff for an ultra-clean frame silhouette. It's nice though - leave it to the dutch to persuade them to do a coaster brake bike. I rode one out there as a student and it was a hoot.

mconlonx

01-26-09 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LittlePixel
(Post 8248884)

It's a shame they didn't leave off all the cable routing stuff for an ultra-clean frame silhouette. It's nice though - leave it to the dutch to persuade them to do a coaster brake bike. I rode one out there as a student and it was a hoot.

I think it's smart to leave all the cable routing on there, just in case you want to add stuff to it later. I was browsing the Moulton site and noticed that the TSR IGH offering, while suprising me by being the lowest priced TSR, still comes with a derailleur hanger--something I consider a bonus, but which someone looking for clean lines might detest.

The Uno supposedly comes with premium components, but how many can there possibly be on a coaster brake bike? I was hoping for a price somewhere less than a Curve D3, $400 max--seemed like a reasonable expectation. At MSRP, I can get a REI FlyBy, and an 8sp upgrade, for only $120 more, and doesn't REI offer some insane discount that would put it below MSRP on the Uno? Might be smarter to get the FlyBy, have a coaster brake wheel built, and keep the 8sp setup as a spare... or sell it to fund the switch and come out even farther ahead on the whole deal.